Northeast has potential to lead country: Kalam

Silchar, Oct 17: President APJ Abdul Kalam today said progress without peace was meaningless.

Addressing a function at the Assam University here, Dr Kalam, who also visited this central university in south Asom, said the progress and peace should go hand in hand. Lack of any of the two aspects is bound to make a nation or a region cripple, he added.

He said this was more true in respect of Northeast.

He said if the concerned agencies could ensure peace coupled with progress in this part of the country, Northeast would be a leader of the country in near future.

Dr Kalam while interacting with the students of this University also suggested that all the universities throughout the country should make efforts for infrastructure development of the concerned areas where the varsity was located.

This should be done in collaboration with the government and other agencies and utilization of its own resources, he suggested.

Dr Kalam, who arrived here this morning from Mizoram left for Guwahati.

Among others who addressed the function were Asom governor Lt Col (retired) Ajai Singh, Asom chief minister Tarun Gogoi and union minister for heavy industries and public enterprises Santosh Mohan Dev.

UNI